On the Island of Malta
1 When we came ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The local people were very friendly, and they welcomed us by building a fire, because it was rainy and cold.
3 After Paul had gathered some wood and had put it on the fire, the heat caused a snake to crawl out, and it bit him on the hand. 4 When the local people saw the snake hanging from Paul's hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He didn't drown in the sea, but the goddess of justice will kill him anyway.”
5 Paul shook the snake off into the fire and wasn't harmed. 6 The people kept thinking that Paul would either swell up or suddenly drop dead. They watched him for a long time, and when nothing happened to him, they changed their minds and said, “This man is a god.”
7 The governor of the island was named Publius, and he owned some of the land around there. Publius was very friendly and welcomed us into his home for three days. 8 His father was in bed, sick with fever and stomach trouble, and Paul went to visit him. Paul healed the man by praying and placing his hands on him.
9 After this happened, everyone on the island brought their sick people to Paul, and they were all healed. 10 The people were very respectful to us, and when we sailed, they gave us everything we needed.
From Malta to Rome
11 Three months later we sailed in a ship that had been docked at Malta for the winter. The ship was from Alexandria in Egypt and was known as “The Twin Gods.” 12 We arrived in Syracuse and stayed for three days. 13 From there we sailed to Rhegium. The next day a south wind began to blow, and two days later we arrived in Puteoli. 14 There we found some of the Lord's followers, who begged us to stay with them. A week later we left for the city of Rome.
15 Some of the followers in Rome heard about us and came to meet us at the Market of Appius and at the Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was encouraged.
Paul in Rome
16 We arrived in Rome, and Paul was allowed to live in a house by himself with a soldier to guard him.
17 Three days after we got there, Paul called together some of the Jewish leaders and said:
My friends, I have never done anything to hurt our people, and I have never gone against the customs of our ancestors. But in Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans. 18 They looked into the charges against me and wanted to release me. They found that I had not done anything deserving death. 19 The Jewish leaders disagreed, so I asked to be tried by the Emperor.
But I don't have anything to say against my own nation. 20 I am bound by these chains because of what we people of Israel hope for. This is why I have called you here to talk about this hope of ours.
21 The leaders replied, “No one from Judea has written us a letter about you. And not one of them has come here to report on you or to say anything against you. 22 But we would like to hear what you have to say. We understand that people everywhere are against this new group.”
23 They agreed on a time to meet with Paul, and many of them came to his house. From early morning until late in the afternoon, Paul talked to them about God's kingdom. He used the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets to try to win them over to Jesus.
24 Some of the leaders agreed with what Paul said, but others did not. 25 Since they could not agree among themselves, they started leaving. But Paul said, “The Holy Spirit said the right thing when he sent Isaiah the prophet 26 to tell our ancestors,
‘Go to these people
and tell them:
You will listen and listen,
but never understand.
You will look and look,
but never see.
27 All of you
have stubborn hearts.
Your ears are stopped up,
and your eyes are covered.
You cannot see or hear
or understand.
If you could,
you would turn to me,
and I would heal you.’ ”
28-29 Paul said, “You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen.”
30 For two years Paul stayed in a rented house and welcomed everyone who came to see him. 31 He bravely preached about God's kingdom and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, and no one tried to stop him.
Ŋen Bulus gəfo alo yi-Maləṯa
1 Orn ndə ñagëbərəd̶ənu pred̶ d̶əge nəñaləŋete ṯa ñagafo alo isei yaɽo jəsira yibërnia jəsira Maləṯa. 2 Na led̶a lalo isi ləgiyacənde ŋəbaiya nano kaiñ ŋen ŋanṯa lurətaiṯənde isia na ldəndəŋënṯi pred̶, ŋen ŋanṯa rəmwa rad̶ənia na alo yamole. 3 Na Bulus nəŋəmame oṯia gərresi nəŋəlëɽi isia na rəmwa reicia ŋəsia ndrəməñe egoṯe ŋen ŋanṯa rəd̶əñia aŋal gisia, ndrəmase d̶əŋ. 4 Ndə led̶a lalo ləseicu rəmwa rëndud̶əma ndrəmëpwaṯi d̶əŋ ldaṯa, “Đeṯəm maje igi gaɽiñad̶o. Gëbərnu eŋau orn ŋen ŋəd̶urwaṯo ŋaned̶əma gəməṯia.” 5 Orn Bulus nəŋəfərijəd̶i rəmwara isia na ŋen nəŋerṯe ŋeṯəma nano ŋənəŋ ŋeicia. 6 Led̶a ṯalṯurṯu ŋen ṯa lanwana Bulus gəmamənia aŋəno walla aŋiɽi aŋaiye taltal, orn ndə ləṯurṯia liga lwalano ldəseici ŋen ŋero ŋeṯəma nano ŋənəŋ ŋeicia ldəməlëd̶i ŋen eŋen ldaṯa ṯa, “Gënəŋu gaɽo rəmwa!”
7 Na alo isi ṯwaiñ alo yafo yenəŋ yiwad̶ənu yeləŋ gəjəsira igi gəbërnia Bublius, gamənde nəŋəndrəmoṯe ŋopia ñoman ñiɽijin. 8 Na eṯen Bublius gafo gwuma gubwa pid̶ aŋəno na gurəd̶a ŋəfəni, na Bulus nəŋəmaɽe nano nəŋəṯurṯi Rəmwa nəŋəmëɽi rəŋ nano nəŋəmeid̶i. 9 Ndə ŋen ŋid̶ənu iŋi, led̶a pred̶ ildi ləjəsira lwuma leṯo ldeid̶ini. 10 Na ldəndənaice laŋge lwaiña na ndə ñagətwod̶o ldəndəkëɽəti laŋge id̶əpundr garno ñagəlwonaṯa.
Ŋen led̶a lətwod̶o alo yi-Maləṯa ldərəmaṯe alo yi-Rumiya
11 Ndə nubwa nəŋgaṯo niɽijin nəñatwod̶e id̶əpundr d̶ənəŋ d̶alo yi-Skandriya id̶i d̶əfo alo yi-Maləṯa liga lobəd̶aiya, id̶i d̶erṯo sura nëiñua yibërnia “Lorəba ildi ləɽo Yeŋor.” 12 Nəñarəmaṯe alo yibërnia Sirakusa nəñaɽaŋe tu ñoman ñiɽijin. 13 Na nəñatwod̶a təŋ nəñad̶aid̶e alo nəñarəmaṯe alo yi-Rigiyun, na ndə loman ləŋgaṯo lonto d̶əbera nḏətwod̶e d̶əɽe d̶əndaləŋgwa, na eloman leṯeɽe gwomən nəñeṯa alo yi-Buṯuyuli. 14 Alo isei ñagəfid̶u led̶a ildi lëndu ŋen ŋə-Rəmwa nṯia nəñarəmaṯe alo yi-Rumiya. 15 Ndə led̶a lëndu ŋen alo yi-Rumiya ləno ŋen ṯa ñageṯo, ldela nwaldaŋ alo yanṯa asuk y-Abiyus na alo y-Alkurnug iɽijin ṯa ñopəd̶aid̶əlda. Ndə Bulus gənwanəlo nəŋërṯi Rəmwa nano na nəŋëɽəni d̶əñano.
Ŋen Bulus gəlwaɽəṯu Alyawuḏ alo yi-Rumiya
16 Ndə ñageṯo alo yi-Rumiya eləŋ gaskari nəŋgiṯi Bulus ṯa aŋəɽaŋe aləsoŋ askariya yenəŋ isi yemarəmoṯwa.
17 Ndə ñoman ñəŋgaṯo ñiɽijin Bulus nəŋundəd̶i led̶a ildi loɽra eŋen ŋ-Alyawuḏ, na ndə lərraid̶o d̶əge Bulus nəŋəleiṯi ṯa, “Lorldaiñ, egero igəbəd̶ia ŋen ŋeicia ŋənəŋ eled̶a walla ig-Alganun yebapande ildëndr ləpənde, orn igëndənu na iganeinu Romaniyin alo yi-Ursalim. 18 Ndə linḏeiciñi lafo lwonaṯa ṯa aləñebəri ŋen ŋanṯa lero ləfid̶a ŋen ŋənəŋ ŋerṯo orəbano ŋəŋəɽaiñ eŋen ŋəlëɽəñi. 19 Orn ndə Alyawuḏ yened̶o niyaṯa, yinḏeini egələŋ goɽra gə-Roma, orn egero egəberṯia ŋen ŋənəŋ ṯa igəsikia led̶a əllëɽəñi. 20 Eŋen iŋi igundəd̶ənde ṯa alɽwatr, ŋen ŋanṯa fəŋen iŋi ŋəd̶əṯurṯia d̶-Israyil igëndeinau urid̶aga igi.”
21 Na lënəŋulu ldəmeiṯi ṯa, “Ñagero ñagəneinia ad̶am gənəŋ galo Yuḏiya eŋen ŋəlaɽəŋa na led̶a lero lənəŋ tu ləlwaɽo ŋen ŋeicia ŋəlaɽəŋa. 22 Orn ñagwonaṯa ṯa ñagaŋanaṯa ŋen iŋi agëndu, ŋen ŋanṯa ñagaləŋeṯo ṯa alo pred̶ led̶a laɽwata lageiyo ŋen iŋi ṯa ageled̶a laŋga.”
23 Na ndə lëɽəṯəma liga d̶əge ldəmeṯa nano lwaiña alo isi gəfau. Na Bulus nəŋəlërrəŋaici ŋen iŋi ëd̶əñëd̶əñin nəŋələɽwatiṯi ŋen ŋəŋələŋe ŋə-Rəmwa na nəŋələbece eŋen ŋə-Yesu ŋenŋa ŋ-Alganun yi-Musa na ŋalanəbiya. 24 Na ləmaṯan ldəŋënṯi ŋen ŋəlëɽəŋu gəlwaɽo na ləmaṯan lderṯe ləbëndia ŋen. 25 Nṯia ldəd̶aŋe lero ɽrreid̶ia ŋen. Bulus gafo galwaɽəṯəlo ananoŋ ŋen ŋonto təŋ ṯa, “Usila Gətəɽe galwaɽo ŋopia ŋen gəlwaɽəṯu eṯalanda ŋen nabiya Isaiya, 26 gaṯa, ‘Mbu eled̶a ŋalwaɽəṯi ṯa,
Ñagid̶i ñane oro ñerṯe ñagələŋeṯa,
ñagid̶i ñaseid̶i isiya oro ñerṯe ñagəseid̶ia.
27 Ŋen ŋanṯa ŋəṯəɽa ŋəled̶a ildi ŋaɽo təgətəg
na laɽo ndul
na laldanḏeinu isi
ṯa alerṯe ləseid̶ia isiya
na ṯa alerṯe lənna nënəñiana
na ṯa alerṯe lələŋeṯa eŋəṯəɽa
na ṯa yerṯe igəleid̶ia’.
28 “Na ləŋinr nano ṯa, d̶ëbəria id̶i d̶ə-Rəmwa d̶əd̶weinṯu led̶a gerṯe laɽo Alyawuḏ, na lënəŋulu lid̶i alne.” ( 29 Na ndə gəlwaɽo ṯia Alyawuḏ nəməñe ṯalukuɽəbijəd̶əṯu ŋen ŋwaiña ldəɽo!)
Ŋen ŋənḏurṯu
30 Na Bulus nəŋəɽaŋe alo isi nṯəlia nəɽijan na gafo gananaid̶ia gərus bəɽaŋ yeɽa igi gënəŋu gəɽaŋau, gaŋërṯu led̶a nano ildi pred̶ ləmerldeṯa nano, 31 nəŋəlërrəŋaici ŋen ŋəŋələŋe ŋə-Rəmwa na ŋ-Eləŋ Yesu Almasiya ŋəd̶aiña ŋero na gëbərainialo.